Monday, 25 January 2010

Whether you believe that the offerings of both of these companies does not constitute real food or you cannot pass one without drooling, one point that cannot be escaped is that they have outlets all over the place including SL!!

But which one is best? Is it the Flame Grilled Burger King beef or the Dill Pickle of McDonalds that floats your boat?The fries are very different and for some Burgers the buns are very different. There is the Onion rings, the salad....oh and that VERY weird and seemingly out of place Filet O Fish. The Breakfast menus are very different, and then there is the shakes!! Getting Hungry Yet??What about the wraps, or the Aberdeen Angus beef?? Well for me, it would have to be The Whopper from Burger King with Fries from Mcdonalds, Onion Rings and drink from Burger King (I can feel the pounds piling on) and lets wrap it up with a cream egg McFlurry!! Oh' and at this moment I am feeling a little hungry so I may have to just Go Large!!!And just to give an idea of the nutritional value of these Gods of The Fast Food Burger lets compare their Flagship Burger:

McDonald’s

Big Mac

Calories: 560 Calories from Fat: 270 (48%)

Protein: 25 grams

Cholesterol: 80 mg

Sodium: 1,010 mg

Total Carbs: 47 grams

Sugar: 25 grams

Total Fat: 30 grams

Saturated Fat: 10 grams

Trans Fat: 1.5 grams

BURGER KING

Whopper with Cheese

Calories: 760 Calories from Fat: 420 (55%)

Protein: 33 grams

Cholesterol: 15 mg

Sodium: 1,450 mg

Total Carbs: 52 grams

Sugar: 11 grams

Total Fat: 47 grams

Saturated Fat: 16 grams

Trans Fat: 1.5 grams

The Whopper is the bigger burger by weight but also contains as a % more fat. Both however are not the recommended staple for those seeking to shed the pounds! However I am led to believe that the Restaurants in SL are serving Big Macs and Whoppers with 0% fat!!!So, are you a fan or would you ban? Let us know who and what is your favourite, if you have one at all!!?

To finish, here are a few interesting facts about these fast food giants.

Burger King was started in 1954 in miami Florida.

In India the "Big Mac" is changed into the "Maharaja Mac", a mutton burger in deference to religious injunctions against the consumption of beef and pork.

In a bizarre case, Muslims thought that the wrapper of a new ice cream treat sold in the UK looked like the Muslim word for God when rotated sideways . Burger King redesigned the wrapper.

McDonald's restaurants will buy 54,000,000 pounds of fresh apples this year. Two years ago, McDonald's purchased 0 pounds of apples. This is attributed to the shift to more healthy menu options.

Burger King has given a lifetime supply of free hamburgers to at least 11 celebrities, including Jay Leno, British actor Hugh Laurie, and singer Jennifer Hudson.

Sälen in Sweden opened the first SKI-THROUGH McDonald's in the world.

Burger King uses approximately 500,000 pounds of bacon every month in its restaurants.